Wasteland Press Reviewed in The Fine Print of Self-Publishing

http://www.wastelandpress.net

FORMAT OF BOOKS: Hardcover and paperback

GENRES ACCEPTED: Wasteland Press's submission guidelines do not address content, so one can assume they will accept any genre.

PUBLISHING FEES: This publisher offers six black-and-white packages and three color packages. Only black-and-white packages are covered in this review. A comparison chart of the black-and-white packages is available at http://www.wastelandpress.net/Compare.html.

Wasteland's base prices refer to books that range from 40 to125 pages after production. If your book is longer than that, there is an additional charge of $30 to $400 per fifty-page increase. (It's unclear from the website how the price jump is determined, because there is so much variance.) Note that I have included the price for a 200-page book in parentheses next to the base price.

Basic Plan: At $195 ($195 for a 200-page book), this package is for authors who simply want to get their book in print for personal use. It includes:

• Five paperback books, shipping included

• Custom cover, designed in-house with input from the author: The designer creates one cover and then works with the author on any changes for an undefined amount of time.

• Option to print a hardcover version of the book for an additional $250

• Limited distribution: This means the book will be available through Wasteland's online bookstore only. For $50, authors have the option to purchase an ISBN and bar code.

• Choice of trim size: 5" x 8", 5.5" x 8.5", or  6" x 9"

• Unlimited black-and-white photos throughout the book

Gold Plan: At $650 ($925 for a 200-page book), this package includes everything in the Basic and Silver Plans, plus:

• A total of seventy-five paperback books, shipping included

• ISBN

• Bar code

• Full-service marketing: Includes a press release written and distributed by Wasteland to more than one thousand media outlets, alerting them to the release of your book and providing follow-up information. It only includes two review copies of your book, but since this is basically an untargeted blast, that may not be an issue.

• Full distribution: Makes your book available on major online retailers, as well as available to order via brick-and-mortar stores. It does not provide online tracking of your book sales, but that information is available via an email query to the publisher.

• Five hours of copyediting: Can include formatting, structuring, and spelling and grammar check, but does not include rewriting or restructuring the author's work.

• Option of a three- or six-month payment plan

• Bookseller Returns Program

Platinum Plan: This package is priced at $995 ($1,400 for a 200-page book). Wasteland promotes this package to "career-minded writers." It includes everything in the Basic, Silver, and Gold Plans, plus:

• A total of 150 books, shipping included

• Ten total hours of copyediting

• Five total review copies as part of the marketing plan described in the Silver Plan